Sex and supervision

     On some rare occasions I get the desire to listen to the LGBTQ comedy station on the radio.  Some of it is a bit raw but there are also some very intellectual and astute individuals that can view almost anything with a comedic eye rendering lessons for all. One woman posited how many times the Bible mentions or puts strictures on heterosexual sex. The same question was placed on homosexual relations mentioned in Scripture. Same sex relations are infrequently noted, though there are some real elegant ones such as David & Jonathan or Ruth & Naomi ( feast day, Dec.20 ). But by and large any mention of same sex relations is viewed as a stricture against and is often misquoted and does not note a real loving homosexual relationship. That is, it speaks of sodomy or rape which is not a same sex loving, consensual, committed relationship.  The truth is, there are far more strictures placed on heterosexual activity in scripture than homosexual. The comedienne noted that it isn't that God loves one more than the other, it's just that heterosexuals seem to require a great deal more supervision. I found the routine very enlightening and funny.

       In today's passage from the second Epistle of Peter, sexual behaviour seems to be a primary focus.  It notes behaviour that is irrational, depraved, 'pleasure to revel', adultery and so on. No mention of homos or hetero's though the notation of adultery leads one to judge he is speaking about the behaviour once again, of heterosexuals.  One need only look at the historical list of concubines, adultery, rape and so forth to make your own judgment about 'breeders'. Today the onset of titty bars and one night stands are also associated much more with the straight lifestyle. There is no specific mention of errant homosexual actions, let alone a gay loving relationship. I would note though the Centurion and his 'pais' as a model of a loving gay relationship that Jesus did not seem fit to judge or even comment on.

         This is not a tome on the behaviour of straight or gay people. It is a commentary that no matter who you are, you are called to loving, consensual and decent behaviour. Lust, rape, casual sexual encounters for immediate gratification have no place in my mind of what God intends us to do with our precious gift of sexuality.

        When we count our blessings and gifts from God during this holy season, our sexuality is one that should not be ignored but revelled in judiciously. 

        For myself, I will say, Ahhh-men and also, Amen!

2 Peter 2:10-16

—especially those who indulge their flesh in depraved lust, and who despise authority.

Bold and wilful, they are not afraid to slander the glorious ones, whereas angels, though greater in might and power, do not bring against them a slanderous judgement from the Lord. These people, however, are like irrational animals, mere creatures of instinct, born to be caught and killed. They slander what they do not understand, and when those creatures are destroyed, they also will be destroyed, suffering the penalty for doing wrong. They count it a pleasure to revel in the daytime. They are blots and blemishes, revelling in their dissipation while they feast with you. They have eyes full of adultery, insatiable for sin. They entice unsteady souls. They have hearts trained in greed. Accursed children!They have left the straight road and have gone astray, following the road of Balaam son of Bosor, who loved the wages of doing wrong, but was rebuked for his own transgression; a speechless donkey spoke with a human voice and restrained the prophet’s madness.